"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.